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Onion Squash
Ellen Porter
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Hello, a friend gave my daughter a young plant which she passed on to me. It has now grown huge, climbing up several canes, and has one yellow squash about the size of a grapefruit, and lots of small ones. How do I know when it is ready to harvest, and what do I do with it. Are the small ones likely to grow as well. Any advice would be appreciated as I can't find any info in my gardening books. Thanks.
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They will be ready when the skin goes really hard and I suspect will turn from yellow to a more orange colour. When you cut the ripe ones off, put them on a sunny windowsill for a couple more weeks to ripen them fully. They should keep growing until the first frost but do harvest them as soon as you hear a frost is due as they won't keep once frosted. As long as you do that they can keep for months.
Thank you that is helpful . I will put it on my windowsill to ripen as you suggest . Do I cook it like butternut squash or is it only ornamental? thanks for your advice
Yes, cook it like a butternut - they are delicious!
Will do.Thank you. Ellen